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The largest telecom operator in France, Orange is considering a move into new markets in Africa, as it targets Nigeria and South Africa. Orange’s present portfolio in the Middle East and Africa, a total of 18 countries, is the company’s fastest-growing market.
According to reports, Orange believes it would benefit from… read more
South Africa’s new airline, which metamorphosed from the ashes of South African Airways (SAA), could start with as few as 764 employees and grow to 2, 222 by January. This is according to a proposed restructuring agreement document between government, labour, and SAA’s business-rescue practitioners.
According to mg.co.za, the 30-pag… read more
Airports in Egypt will be reopened on the 1st of July and open up the beach resorts that have been shut down in the wake of the COVID 19 outbreak. Aviation, Minister Mohammed Manar says in a news conference in Cairo.
According to the southafrican com,flights will resume “between Egypt and countries which have reopened their airspace… read more
After her first ever South African cruise season was cut short by the Coronavirus pandemic, AIDAmira has been confirmed for a second cruise season out of Cape Town during the upcoming 2020/21 season. Arriving in Cape Town in November, 2020, AIDAmira, which formerly sailed as neoRiviera for Costa Cruises, will offer a set of 14-nigh… read more
Norwegian Dawn is an old ship, and for anybody that loves the bells and whistles and simple layout of Norwegian’s larger newer cruise liners, she’ll feel dated, but for the rest of us with a love for a ship with a bit of history, she’ll get under your skin and have you wishing you could stay.
Norwegian Dawn will cruise from both Sou… read more
Several hotels in Africa are quickly adapting to the present reality, and making sales adjustments as the hospitality industry and tourism industry in general has suffered a massive blow from the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. As the tourism sector struggles to recover from the economic impact brought by the pandemic, the hotels have started ado… read more
The South African cruise sector looks set to have a strong rebound from the Coronavirus pandemic, based on 2021 cruise itineraries released by mainstream cruise lines. According to forward-looking itineraries, more than half of all the cruises departing from the country’s primary cruise port, Cape Town, will be roundtrip itinera… read more
South African Airways has returned 17 aircraft to lessors so far. This is because the lessors have elected to initiate the termination of the leases, the state-owned airline's business rescue practitioners confirmed on Friday.
The aircraft returned include four A319s; three A340-300s; three A340-600s; five A330-200s and two B737s. T… read more
Nigerian government has been advised to review it’s criteria for its airlines operations if the country must go beyond flaunting airlines that do not fit into the current aero politics and International competition.
According to a report by guardian.ng, this was part of the issues raised by the former Secretary General of the African Civil… read more
Yesterday, 11 June 2020 in Kampala, Uganda’s Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija, read out the National Budget for Financial Year (FY) 2020/21.The Ministry of Tourism Wildlife and Antiquities was allocated 198 billion Uganda Shillings which is about 0.44% of the total amount that Government of Uganda projects to spend (45.5 trillion shill… read more